The Art of Vergil: Image and Symbol in the AeneidIn a discussion in which a comparison of Vergil and Homer becomes the pivot of criticism, the author analyzes basic themes, outlines the Vergilian structure, and indicates the way in which the characters and the events concerning them are related to the whole poem. The author shows how Vergil enlarged upon Homeric similes until they became transparent signs for inner events. He also examines the architecturally structured sequence of mood and argues that, since Vergil, mood has become to poetry what light is to painting. |
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Page 35
... death , is a common motif in the Aeneid . Thus , Dido's death agony is eased by her sister's presence and by the gesture of release with which Juno sends Iris to shorten her suffering . The dying Camilla is assisted by her fellow - in ...
... death , is a common motif in the Aeneid . Thus , Dido's death agony is eased by her sister's presence and by the gesture of release with which Juno sends Iris to shorten her suffering . The dying Camilla is assisted by her fellow - in ...
Page 86
... death , her soul restores itself in greatness and liberty . The curse , besides being an expression of love become hate , restores her lost dignity . To the ancient man , revenge meant restoration of his spiritual existence.45 Thus ...
... death , her soul restores itself in greatness and liberty . The curse , besides being an expression of love become hate , restores her lost dignity . To the ancient man , revenge meant restoration of his spiritual existence.45 Thus ...
Page 129
... death may hold for me . Sister , never again shall you see me forget my honor ... XII.676 : Iam iam fata , soror , superant , absiste morari , Quo deus et quo dura vocat Fortuna , sequamur . Stat conferre manum Aeneae , stat , quidquid ...
... death may hold for me . Sister , never again shall you see me forget my honor ... XII.676 : Iam iam fata , soror , superant , absiste morari , Quo deus et quo dura vocat Fortuna , sequamur . Stat conferre manum Aeneae , stat , quidquid ...
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